An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.
Directed by Clarence Brown
gangster
murder
alcoholic
pre-code
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Norma Shearer
Jan Ashe
Leslie Howard
Dwight Winthrop
Lionel Barrymore
Stephen Ashe
Clark Gable
Ace Wilfong
James Gleason
Eddie
Lucy Beaumont
Grandma Ashe
Roscoe Ates
Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)
Ann Brody
Hamburger Saleslady (uncredited)
Edward Brophy
Slouch (uncredited)
James Donlan
Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Francis Ford
Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
Crew
Clarence Brown
Director
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Irving Thalberg
Producer
Willard Mack
Theatre Play
Adrian
Costume Design
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
John Meehan
Dialogue
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
alexie
6.0★ · 04/18/26
i will actually be seated for another film where clark gable's a cocky asshole and a leading man in a romcom
i will actually be seated for another film where clark gable's a cocky asshole and a leading man in a romcom
Maranda
5.0★ · 01/25/26
Is a Barrymore even in a movie if he’s not a drunk?
Is a Barrymore even in a movie if he’s not a drunk?
tilda
4.9★ · 10/15/23
the sound is so shit in this 😭 but norma looked beautiful as ever as always
the sound is so shit in this 😭 but norma looked beautiful as ever as always
